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colleague on this Committee from the State of 

 Washington, Jolene Unsoeld, who works 

 tirelessly on these important issues. I was 

 pleased that she and l # working with working 

 with this Committee, were able to secure 

 passage last year of significant legislation 

 authorizing the Olympic Experimental Forest. 



I would also like to acknowledge the 

 presence today of a very key constituent of 

 mine, Ms. Diane Ellison, who will also be 

 presenting testimony this afternoon on the 

 Chehalis River Restoration issue - and who has 

 really been the catalyst and mover in the State in 

 getting this initiative moving forward. I urge the 

 Committee to give careful consideration to her 

 testimony, which I believe will prove to be 

 thoughtful and insightful. 



The Chehalis River Restoration Program is a 



